2025 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships

• The Great Ocean Road will be closed in both directions from the Deans Marsh-Lorne Road roundabout in Lorne to the Memorial Arch at Eastern View. The closure is from 9am to 4.30pm.
  
  A detour will be in place via Deans Marsh-Lorne Road and Forest Road, Anglesea.
  
  Victoria Police will safely escort local residents and business vehicles:
  - From Lorne to Eastern View at approx. 11.15am and 1.35pm*

  - From Eastern View to Lorne at approx. 11.35am and 1.55pm*
  

  * times subject to change
  
  

• The Great Ocean Road will be closed between Stirling Street, Lorne and Lorne-Deans Marsh Road roundabout from 5am to 9am and 4.30pm to 6pm for event set-up and pack down.
  
  Great Ocean Road traffic can detour via Dorman Street.
  
  The event's Time Trial road closure brochure(PDF, 5MB) has maps and local access advice.

Like previous years for Amy's Great Ocean Road Gran Fondo, road closures will be in place for the road race.

• The Great Ocean Road will be closed in both directions between Skenes Creek Road, Skenes Creek and Albert Street, Lorne from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
  
  The principle detour route for the Great Ocean Road both East and West bound, is via the Princes Highway through Winchelsea to Colac, then along the C155 from Colac through Gellibrand to Lavers Hill and vice-versa.

• There will be multiple road closures from Lorne to Skenes Creek, and also inland.

The event's road closure information brochure(PDF, 5MB) has full details, including maps and local access advice for residents. 

Each year, a limited number of major events in the Surf Coast require changed traffic conditions so they can take place safely for everyone.

Road closures require the approval of multiple agencies including Council, Regional Roads Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning) and Victoria Police.

We're committed to minimising the impact on residents and local businesses, by working with event organisers to provide as much notification as possible. This helps ensure impacted people are well-informed and aware of any changed traffic conditions prior to the event.

We play a support role to event organisers with the following notification activities:

• Letters to residents along the event route.
• Advance notification signage placed along the event route.
• Electronic VMS signage placed along the event route.
• Advertisements in local papers.
• Community information sessions.
• Updating Council's websites.

There will be changes to public transport services. Customers are advised to check the Public Transport Victoria website for updates.

If you aren't able to change your appointment, you're encouraged to leave early for Geelong to avoid the road closures. Depart at approximately 8.30am from Lorne, to be clear of the road closure at the Eastern View Memorial Arch. 

If this is not possible, police escorts will occur twice in each direction. You should be ready to join slightly ahead of these times:

- From Lorne to Eastern View at approx. 11.15am* and 1.35pm*

- From Eastern View to Lorne at approx. 11.35am* and 1.55pm*

* times subject to change

Please first check the official event website as it has comprehensive information, and your question might be answered there.

Any other traffic queries should be directed to the event organiser:

• Email: 2025granfondo@auscycling.org.au
• Phone the Event Helpline: 0456 479 606 (please note: this is available from 16 October to 19 October during business hours)